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By downloading ThaneMOD (TM), you agree to these Terms of Use:

1. TM is the creative work and property of Giftfish. I retain all legal ownership and rights related to title, copyright, intellectual property, and distribution of this mod.2. This agreement grants you a license to use TM; it is not a transfer of ownership. 3. You may do nothing but play your game with this mod. This means you may not distribute, re-use, patch, convert, translate, update, or modify, this mod or any of its assets without my express permission.4. TM is for noncommercial use only and is provided free of charge. You may not use this mod as part of any activity in which you derive revenue, monetary compensation, or donations.5. You use TM at your own risk; I am not responsible for any damage to your game or PC by use of this mod. Technical support may be provided but is never guaranteed.6. TM is hosted only on Nexusmods.com. Pirated copies obtained by any other means are suspect and could contain malware or unauthorized modifications that will interfere with normal functionality of the mod. These copies are considered void and will not be supported.

ABOUTThaneMOD is a series of changes to the handling of Thane Krios’ character in Mass Effect 3. The primary intent of the mod is to provide players with the option to prevent Thane from engaging Kai Lame... uh... Leng, in the Priority: Citadel II mission (aka, “The Coup”). This prevents his death, allowing him to live through the end of the game. He returns in the epilogue, either in a series of "flashforwards" or in the Memorial Scene; sometimes in both. ThaneMOD has specifically been built to be used by both friend and romanced Shepards and is compatible with most other mods for ME3.

ThaneMOD also includes many other story and lore enhancements contained in four optional "modules." These modules range from music alterations and dialogue changes, to new war assets, codex entries and emails, to achievements, new textures and more. Much of the new content varies with romance status and in game decisions.

With the release of v2.0, many goals for ThaneMOD have been reached or exceeded. Follow the link in the Changelog tab to view what's new.

MODULESAll changes ThaneMOD makes to ME3 are grouped into five modules. Each module comes in different versions, depending on romance status or ending type, and in most cases can be used independent of any other module.

The five modules are:

Core module (standard for EC, enhanced for EC, enhanced for MEHEM)

Emails, War Assets & Codex (EWAC) module

Relationship Improvements module (Friend or Romance)

Huerta Music module (Friend or Romance)

Credits Music module (EC, MEHEM for SM, MEHEM for Julia)

Due to its size and complexity, ThaneMOD has a significant amount of documentation. The information you will find on this page is brief (seriously). For more details, please visit the website at http://thanemod.wordpress.com/.

INSTALLATION + REQUREMENTSThaneMOD has several requirements, including the fact that Thane must be alive from ME2. For details on all requirements, see this page of the website.

ThaneMOD v2.0 is an old (but functional) mod. It was one of the first DLC mods available, and due to its age, was distributed in 6 alternate module combinations, called "packages". Each TM2 download contains one of these packages (A-F), along with other files necessary for installation. This will become MUCH simpler when TMv3.0 is released. For now, folks still need to deal with this method.

Below are the module combinations in each ThaneMOD v2.0 package. Package A is the simplest installation of ThaneMOD that makes the smallest amount of changes to the game. Packages B-E are all "complete" ThaneMOD experiences. All modules are included, but they differ in romance status (in regards to Thane) and ending type. Package F is a manual install version meant for modders and highly advanced users who need a combination not present in the other packages.

Choose your install package carefully and ensure it contains the contents you want to experience in game. You only need to download one, as only one can be installed at a time.

See the website and install guide in your download for further information, and step-by-step instructions. Reading this description is NOT a substitute. Also, keep in mind that the install guide is now 3 years old and instructions for usage of ME3Explorer are deprecated. Users should refer to the ME3Explorer wiki, instead.

COMPATIBILITY + TRANSLATIONSThaneMOD is compatible with all mods released by myself, and any other mod that doesn't change the same game assets. Users should compare files across their DLC mods to check for themselves. Other DLC mods can override ThaneMOD if they have higher "mount priority". For more information on compatibility, see this Nexus article﻿ and this page of the ThaneMOD website.

ThaneMOD is made for English localizations, only. It *will not* work for other localizations. If you attempt to use it anyway, I will not answer questions, nor provide technical support.

Users should finish reading about compatibility, conflicts, and translations, in relation to my mods, here. Modders interested in creating patches or translations for BCM should refer to the ThaneMOD website.

BUGSThaneMOD has undergone a large amount of testing, and no bugs are known at this time. If you run into any problems, use the information provided here before reporting.

FUTURE RELEASESThaneMOD v3.0 is under active development, and I'm now at the point where I'm dedicating all my modding hours to it and not my other mods. I have no ETA at this point, as I'm inevitably wrong about the potential release date. TM is (and has been) undergoing a massive rebuild, which has also resulted in significant feature creep. TM3 implements a large amount of new content, in addition to fixing a significant amount of vanilla bugs and lore. Here's what I can tell you so far, without too many spoilers:

it will no longer have install variations based upon romance status

it will likely still have install variations based upon ending mod type

it will handle all variations of Thane's import status on the fly, as it should

it will be divided into two DLC, one that focuses on fixing existing content (TMCore), and one that adds new content (TMLore)

it will allow the player to *actively* control Thane's survival via a key decision; Thane can now perish with ThaneMOD

it will better handle ALL of Thane's fates, living or dead

it will completely overhaul the entirety of Huerta, as we're now able to edit/replace facefx and add new audio

it will include a significant amount of new content for a romanced Thane

it will create substantial variations in Thane's interactions with Shepard based upon loyalty and romance status

it will rectify the many plot holes with the variations of Kolyat's fate in ME2 and how it's carried into ME3

it will fix and smooth all bugs and plot holes related to Thane, Kolyat, hanar, drell, Kahje, and Bailey in ME3

it will implement a new quest for Thane, when he doesn't partake in the coup

it will address Citadel DLC content with respect to Thane

Updates are posted periodically on the website and Tumblr, and development discussions take place on the forums.

TM3 will be released when it's ready. Not before.

CREDITSThaneMOD is brought to you by Giftfish, with additional contributions from:

AndromedaShepard, artwork

Barddoc1992 , writing and editing

Brinx-ii, artwork

Ottemis, texturing

Much appreciation to:

AthenaisShepard, Elliekrios, and Elvie, for testing

Barddoc1992, for feedback, ideas, discussion, and moral support

JohnP, for feedback, technical discussion, troubleshooting, and moral support

ThaneMOD forum community, for patience, feedback, and ideas

ME3Explorer Toolset Team, creators of the best modding tool for Mass Effect

ThaneMOD is not affiliated with or endorsed by BioWare Corp. or Electronic Arts, Inc. Previous content contributors include: coldwetn0se, Emeraldfern, and HJF4. The ME3 DLL DLC Patcher is by Warrantyvoider. The ThaneMOD Edition of the ME3 Gibbed Save Editor by Rick, was customized by HJF4. For complete information on credits, please see the website.